Tarot Card Reader Turns Skeptics Into Believers
Utah Tarot Card Reader Turns Skeptics Into Believers
Amid the chaos of a bustling coffee shop, Ella McNeil sits quietly at a booth against the wall with a laptop open and her belongings at her side. Customers stream in and out of the shop all day, but every so often one will sit down at the booth with McNeil and begin chatting. Eventually, McNeil pulls out a deck of animal tarot cards and begins shuffling them. Based on the client’s time, she lays out a number of them on the table. McNeil then uses the laid-out cards as a guide to explore the past, present and future of the client.
“Each card is a lesson that we can learn about the universe and ourselves,” McNeil said. “I feel like it’s my calling to help people and to help teach them life lessons.”
For about four months now, McNeil has been a fixture at the Coffee Pod coffee shop in Provo. McNeil offers her psychic and animal speak tarot card readings twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her success is evident by her growing number of repeat clients and those who seek her services by the recommendations of friends.
“I have 100 percent faith in her,” said Danny Stewart, a humanities professor at Utah Valley University. “She has that rare ability to pull the veil aside and see past it from time to time.”
McNeil has been interested in alternative medicine since an early age, however, it wasn’t until her 20s that McNeil purchased her first deck of tarot cards and began giving readings. After 15 years of being a business manager for various companies, McNeil opted to read tarot cards professionally. There is a multitude of tarot cards with different themes, but McNeil chose a deck that uses the personality of 44 different animals because of its Native American origins.
“Every animal has its own unique personality just like people do,” McNeil said. “The reason I like this is because it translates to the human condition.”
A full tarot card reading includes nine card positions that represent various aspects of the client’s life, with the animal’s personality correlating to that specific aspect. For example, a bear represents introspection while a badger represents aggressiveness. Should a badger card be located in a position that represents the past, McNeil uses her intuition to discover what in the client’s past may have had an aggressive quality to it.
By the nature of the readings, many of the sessions involve intimate conversations and revealing personal information. Yet, McNeil’s sincere demeanor helps clients get the most out of the readings and provides advice for improving one’s life. For one client, McNeil accurately identified a negative personality trait that was impeding the success of the client in her chosen career path.
“I’m just opening up a light that’s already there and giving them hope,” McNeil said.
Kellie Wilson, a repeat client of McNeil’s, is confident in the significance of the readings.
“I think it’s more productive than going to a therapist,” Wilson said. “It just gives people some perspective and goals to work on.”
Undoubtedly some are skeptical of McNeil’s skills. However, many clients enthusiastically vouch for her.
“I give her a tremendous amount of accolades for what she does,” Stewart said. “She is able to help you through your life.”
Marnie Roberts, owner of the Coffee Pod, cites numerous comments on the Coffee Pod’s Facebook page as proof that McNeil has been influential in the life of her clients.
“It’s been nothing but positive, good feedback from people,” Roberts said. “I was definitely skeptical, but she changed my mind.”
As for McNeil, she welcomes skeptics.
“It makes me feel like a woman of integrity when I can do what I say I can do,” McNeil said. “Sometimes you have to believe in yourself when the people around you are telling you to do something different.”
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